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The Liberal government’s clash with unions this week was all for naught, and a mediator will likely prove it, says a health-care union leader.
“To add this layer of conflict, it was completely unnecessary,” said Lana Payne,...

The Liberal government’s Health Authorities Act passed on Friday against the backdrop of vocal protests and a heavy police presence at Province House.
The controversial legislation, introduced Monday, passed third reading by a vote of 42-5,...

Nova Scotia’s opposition leaders, Jamie Baillie and Stephen McNeil, are very quick to try to make political hay by attacking health-sector salaries. However, this information is now open to scrutiny, because the NDP government passed...Read More

OTTAWA — Canada’s spy chief backs the Conservative government’s troubled bid to bolster Internet surveillance powers, and has offered to help tweak the legislation to make it more palatable to a wary public.Read More

Once elected, governing parties tout the “mandate” they’ve received as justification for any measures they wish to implement. In the world of post-election politics, voters are presumed to have endorsed the victorious party’s...Read More

OTTAWA — Barely 12 hours after the House of Commons forced through legislation ordering CP Rail workers back to work, Labour Minister Lisa Raitt asked unionized employees to voluntarily end their strike.Read More

OTTAWA — The Conservative government introduced back-to-work legislation for 4,800 striking Canadian Pacific Railway workers Monday, saying Canada’s entire economy was at risk along with the country’s international reputation.Read More

MONTREAL — A bid to restore order in restive Quebec was met with streets clogged with thousands of protesters, a multitude of flying projectiles, several smashed windows, and blasts of pepper spray.Read More